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Historic Karma Chronicles Find New Home
Karma Chronicle printed archive is now housed within the Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library Author: Sondra Vandervaart Our archive of historic printed Karma Chronicles (1977 -2017) has found a new home. The Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, located within Robarts Library at UofT, has agreed to take our beloved Chronicles and catalogue the series of…
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Recognizing Talia McGuire, Karma’s outstanding General Manager
Author: Andrea Dawber On behalf of Karma’s Board of Directors, I would like to recognize Talia McGuire, Karma’s outstanding General Manager, who began at Karma in 2009 as a retail clerk and took on the role of General Manager 3 years later. Since 2012, Talia has been Karma’s General Manager, leading and overseeing all aspects of…
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Thank You Talia for your years of service!
By Andrea Dawber On behalf of Karma’s Board of Directors, I would like to recognize Talia McGuire, Karma’s outstanding General Manager, who began at Karma in 2009 as a retail clerk and took on the role of General Manager 3 years later. Since 2012, Talia has been Karma’s General Manager, leading and overseeing all aspects…
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Farewell Karma…
Dear members, It is with mixed emotions that I am writing that I have made the difficult decision to leave my position as Karma’s General Manager. I have managed the store for almost 10 years, during which time I have weathered many challenges as GM of our little co-op: right out of the gates, I…
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Placemaking in Karma Lane
On April 26, a group of Karma co-op members and the broader community participated in the Placemaking in Karma Lane webinar, part of Karma Conversation. It was a great session where we learnt from placemaking and laneway experts about the importance of laneways and great ways to engage the community, especially children, in creating active…
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Seeking New Chronicle Editor
Karma will be seeking a new Chronicle editor as of July 2022. The Chronicle Editor’s duties include: taking in and organizing content, Formatting and editing content, Recording hours for writers and production team, Communicating with writers, staff, and production team, Participating in the communications committee. The Editor has the ability to bring their vision for…
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Co-op Movie Recommendation: At Home in Utopia
by Benjamin Miller I came across “At Home in Utopia” quite accidentally one night searching for films about co-ops on Kanopy.org (a free service if you have a Toronto Public Library card). The film tells the story of an originally Jewish communist housing co-op established in the 20s and its storied history through to the…
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Karma Founding President Richard Haney talks with the Chronicle about the early days of Karma Co-op, including the day the shopping stopped.
by Rebecca Weigand I sat down, across a zoom screen, with Karma Co-op’s first president, Richard Haney, to learn more about the early days of our co-op. He talked about the magic of enthusiasm, the power of participation, and the importance of being guided by a good decision-making process. Richard Haney will be among many…
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Karma – Fabulous at 50!
This year marks Karma’s 50th year in business. A big milestone by any standard, but especially meaningful if you’ve been alongside Karma since the early days, back in the old warehouse basement that cost only $1 per square foot, or during the threat of closure in 2013, when the community came together and helped to…
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Karma Conversation # 4: Updating members on Karma’s financial situation and plans to move forward
Fellow members, on Tuesday, May 31, please join members of Karma’s Board of Directors for a conversation about Karma’s current finances, plans underway to address low sales and low member recruitment/retention, and to improve the effectiveness of store operations. To sign up and attend, click here. A meeting link will be shared with you a…